Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have settled their arbitration case, with the two-time reigning NL Cy Young winner agreeing to a $23 million, two-year contract ahead of Friday's originally scheduled hearing.

Lincecum had been set to ask for an arbitration-record $13 million salary for 2010 during a hearing Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Lincecum's contract, which also includes performance bonuses, is subject to him passing a physical. He made $650,000 last season.

The 25-year-old right-hander said last week he thought the Giants might bring up his offseason marijuana arrest in Washington state during a hearing, but insisted there would be no hard feelings.

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13 mill a year not bad for Giants, is going to be the prize FA when he's 28 and will get probably 6yrs 100mill plus at the rate he's going.

man I cant wait for the season to start!!!!!!!!! We are soooo close!!!!!!!!!!

Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young award winner (in his first two complete seasons, [expletive]ing amazing), gets our 2010 playoff season started against the man they compare him most to, Roy Oswalt.. as long as Oswalt stays healthy and on track, it should be a great match-up to kick off the season.. big things poppin' out here in the city by the bay!

"He's the best player in the game. It's just that simple. There's nothing that Kobe Bryant can't do. He will defend your best player. He will shoot from the perimeter. He will get all in your mug, he will do whatever it takes. He is the most complete basketball player in the game today, bar none. He has an assassin's mentality." -- Stephen A. Smith

man I cant wait for the season to start!!!!!!!!! We are soooo close!!!!!!!!!!

Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young award winner (in his first two complete seasons, [expletive]ing amazing), gets our 2010 playoff season started against the man they compare him most to, Roy Oswalt.. as long as Oswalt stays healthy and on track, it should be a great match-up to kick off the season.. big things poppin' out here in the city by the bay!